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Rancho Alegre Conjunto Festival

Friday 3 – Sunday 5, 7pm

Austin Moose Lodge No. 1735, 2103 E.M. Franklin, 512/926-0043

Conventional wisdom holds that South by Southwest kicks off Austin’s annual music festival madness, yet this weekend’s No Idea Festival throws a wrench into that wheelhouse, and conjunto don’t need no stinkin’ badges. Austin’s crossover to the Eastside finally puts accordion dance music and polkas within the westside’s boot-scootin’ grasp, and a three-day program including a pair of in-stores at Waterloo and Antone’s Records will leave parents and kiddies alike panting:

Friday, 7pm: Los Pinkys, Smiley y la Fuerza Musical, Bene Medina, Oscar Hernandez, Los Aguilares. Saturday, 7pm: Chano Cadena, the Return of Rene Joslin, Joe Gonzales, Ruben Rivera, and a farewell performance by Jesse y Beto Duran y Los Aguilillas. Sunday, noon: Los Texas Wranglers, Conjunto Romo, Conjunto Calidad, Thoze Guyz, Boni Mauricio.

$25 for a three-day pass here. – Raoul Hernandez


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